…I sent some really funny ones from the aiport watching writers wait for shuttle, but these were unfortunately pushed out of my outbox before I recorded them…
WEDNESDAY:
To: Rebekah Silverman & Tadd Adcox
Going to walk over to ground zero with MoGa after I get to hotel. Where are y’all? Do you need help?
From: Tadd Adcox
T! J Y! TJ, TJ, Y!
To: Roxane Gay
Can I borrow a copy of Pank for reading? Spent so much time on outfits just realized I forgot my fucking texts.
To: Molly Gaudry
I’m in the hallway and already forgot what room no. …206?
From: Roxane Gay
I’m at a MAC cosmetics. Do you need anything?
To: Roxane Gay
Roxane, Rebekah needs you and is going to die.
From Roxane Gay (re:)
Whhhhy?
To: Roxane Gay (re:)
She wants to see you. We are talking to Matt! [ed note – Siegel]
From: Molly Gaudry
Nail place in Ramada!
To: Molly Gaudry (re:)
Yay!!
To: Meg Pokrass
Roxane, Ryan Bradley, B Pawelek, Matt Siegel, Rebekah and Tadd say hi and happy YAWP!
To: Meg Pokrass
In cab with Kyle Minor, Molly Gaudry, Peter Cole, Dan Wickett and Matt Bell.
From Meg Pokrass (re:)
Using toe spreaders and clipping my nails.
THURSDAY:
To: Roxane Gay
The Lumberyard woman looks like Millie from One Tree Hill. [note — texting Roxane from the audience at her small magazine panel abt person sitting next to her]
To: Tadd Adcox and Rebekah Silverman
Davis [note: Schneiderman] is genius.
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
Pretty much.
To: Tadd Adcox and Rebekah Silverman
Bull [note: Magazine — men’s fiction] put their flyer on every urinal in the Hyatt mens room. Brilliant.
To: Tadd Adcox and Rebekah Silverman
Davis has somebody binding him with rope while he talks about copyright.
To: Tadd Adcox
Oh shit, crazy lady with big hair. [note: still at copyright panel]
To: Meg Pokrass
Ran into Donna [Vitucci] at TJ Maxx, ha ha. She says hello.
To: Tadd Adcox and Rebekah Silverman
Will it work for you if I swing by booth in a half hourish to take care of shoulder pad handoff?
To: Meg Pokrass
In cab with Beth Thomas, Roxane and Erin Fitzgerald. Everybody says hi.
From: Brandon Will
Where r u at Tim?
To: Brandon Will (re:)
Mercury Cafe
To: Brandon Will (re:)
Tons of people are here, you should come.
From: Brandon Will (re:)
Where are you again? The Celtic?
To: Brandon Will (re:)
Mercury Cafe
FRIDAY:
To: Meg Pokrass
Met Kathy, Kim C [Chinquee] and Claudia S [Smith] simultaneously last night. Overwhelming, almost died.
To: Tadd Adcox and Rebekah Silverman
Lance Olsen just used the expression “language languages” (2nd language is a verb)
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
That’s a thing. Things often thing.
To: Tadd Adcox
Lydia Yuknavitch just chewed and spit paper. [note: it was the bible, panel on “how words matter,” as in materialize as matter]
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
On you? That’s rude.
To: Tadd Adcox
Just walked past Sapphire
To: Tadd Adcox
Just spotted Kate Durbin.
From: Tadd Adcox
It was like a band of gypsies. Gypsies with bad eyesight.
To: Tadd Adcox (re:)
Huh?
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
Go see Buckbee. It is important that you do this.
From: Rebekah Silverman
Tim you MUST either call us to come in or wear something covered up. Seriously. Not Not Not a good scene to come in w/ sequins and hair. Please.
From: Joe [stepdad]
Listen to Rebecca — she is a very smart woman. This place is a zoo — with lots of drunken animals.
To: Rebekah Silverman (re:)
Will do
From: Rebekah Silverman
Good. Your mother and I are pleased.
To: Jac Jemc
Eggs! Text me! [note: means text me tomorrow morning]
SATURDAY:
To: Jac Jemc
Eggs?
From: Jac Jemc (re:)
Yes but I bet we won’t be ready for another hour.
To: Jac Jemc
Facob Knabb working FC2 table. [note: in reference to man closely resembling Another Chicago Magazine editor Jacob Knabb — fake Jacob Knabb = Facob Knabb]
From: Roxane Gay
Dinner Sullivans 8 pm
SUNDAY:
To: Tadd Adcox, Rebekah Silverman, Roxane Gay and Jac Jemc
Sleepy!
From: Rebekah Silverman (re:)
Your mom is sleepy.
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
Your face is sleepy!
From: Tadd Adcox (re:)
Burned.
MONDAY:
To: Jacob Knabb
Na na na Featherproof
From: Jacob Knabb (re:)
/milk chug